Mikhail Galyashkin
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year
- Date of verdict
- 2018-02-28
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
Detained on 12 June 2017 during the dispersal of an anti-corruption rally in Moscow, he was a minor at the time. Accused of using violence against a government official - according to the investigation, Galyashkin sprayed gas in the face of a riot policeman. On 16 June he was placed under house arrest. At the trial, which began in October, Galyashkin pleaded guilty. On 1 March 2018, he was sentenced to a year of suspended sentence.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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